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The Infinity Gauntlet

also known as Thanos's Gauntlet · The Nano Gauntlet

A dwarf-forged glove, a decoy in Odin's vault, and the Stark copy that ended it.

7 entries 5 films 2 episodes 13h

There are three Infinity Gauntlets in the MCU and the films are deliberately cagey about it: a fake in Odin's vault, the real one Thanos forces the dwarves of Nidavellir to forge, and the nanotech copy Tony Stark builds in a weekend. Following the glove rather than the stones gets you a cleaner run — seven entries from a background prop in 2011 to the snap that kills Tony Stark. The Ragnarok scene where Hela calls the vault gauntlet "fake" is the joke that ties the whole thing together.

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  1. Thor

    Film · 2011114mcameo

    A gauntlet sits on a plinth in Odin's Vault behind Loki as he learns he is a Frost Giant — for six years fans took this as the real thing. Ragnarok later establishes it as a decoy Odin kept so nobody would go looking for the genuine article.

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  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Film · 2015141m

    The mid-credits scene is the real Gauntlet's debut. Thanos opens a vault, pulls the empty glove on, says "Fine, I'll do it myself," and the MCU's endgame officially starts.

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  3. Thor: Ragnarok

    Film · 2017130mcameo

    Hela strolls through Odin's vault, picks the gauntlet up, declares it "fake" and tosses it aside — retconning the Thor prop in one line. It burns with Asgard minutes later.

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  4. Avengers: Infinity War

    Film · 2018149m

    Eitri's flashback on Nidavellir shows Thanos forcing the dwarves to forge the Gauntlet and then killing them all. Thanos fills the last two sockets across the film, snaps in Wakanda, and Thor's blow leaves the glove blackened and ruined.

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  5. Avengers: Endgame

    Film · 2019181m

    Three gauntlets in one film. Thanos in 2018 used the burnt original to destroy the stones and lost his arm doing it; Stark, Banner and Rocket build the Nano Gauntlet so Hulk can restore everyone; 2014 Thanos seizes it in the final battle before Tony palms the stones and snaps himself.

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  6. What If... Ultron Won?

    What If...? · S1 E8 · 202130m

    Alternate timeline. Ultron takes all six stones into his own synthetic body rather than a glove, which is the point — it shows what the Gauntlet is actually for and why a container that can be pulled off is a weakness.

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  7. What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?

    What If...? · S1 E9 · 202135m

    Alternate timeline, direct sequel to the above. The Guardians of the Multiverse fight Infinity Ultron for his stones, and the season ends with the set sealed away inside a pocket universe by Strange Supreme.

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